Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry /
Shea, Therese,
Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry / Therese M. Shea. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm - Great entrepreneurs in U.S. history . - Great entrepreneurs in U.S. history. .
Includes index.
Self-made success -- The young Commodore -- His first million -- The California gold rush -- The Civil War -- Building a railroad empire -- Playing tough -- The Erie war -- The empire rolls on -- Entering the oil boom -- The man who shaped industries.
Examines the life and achievements of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon.
9781499421194 (pbk. book) 1499421192 (pbk. book) 9781499421217 (library bound book) 1499421214 (library bound book)
2016014934
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 --Juvenile literature.
Industrialists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Railroads--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry / Therese M. Shea. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm - Great entrepreneurs in U.S. history . - Great entrepreneurs in U.S. history. .
Includes index.
Self-made success -- The young Commodore -- His first million -- The California gold rush -- The Civil War -- Building a railroad empire -- Playing tough -- The Erie war -- The empire rolls on -- Entering the oil boom -- The man who shaped industries.
Examines the life and achievements of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon.
9781499421194 (pbk. book) 1499421192 (pbk. book) 9781499421217 (library bound book) 1499421214 (library bound book)
2016014934
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 --Juvenile literature.
Industrialists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Railroads--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.